The anti-trust authority PMÚ is no longer reviewing the acquisition of postal operator Cromwell (Peter Sucharda) by its smaller competitor Tatra Billing (Ján Sabol) and investor PMK Invest (Štefan Petergáč, Jozef Mokrý and Peter Kotuliak). The companies announced the deal last year and now abandoned it for undisclosed reasons. The acquisition would weaken the competition on the market of addressed transaction and marketing mail. (antimon.gov.sk)

The TV group Markíza (also including channels Doma and Dajto) kept its leading position on the local TV market with a 28.5% share of the 12-54 age group in January-May this year. The Joj group (also including Plus and Wau) followed with a 20.3% market share. The public broadcaster RTVS (12.5%) came third. The Slovak TV groups, including the TA3 news channel, control only 62.7% of the local market. Foreign TV channels account for the rest. (zive.sk)

Protimonopolný úrad už neposudzuje kúpu poštového operátora Cromwell (Peter Sucharda) jeho menším konkurentom Tatra Billing (Ján Sabol) a investorom PMK Invest (Štefan Petergáč, Jozef Mokrý a Peter Kotuliak). Kúpa bola ohlásená vlani, ale firmy od nej z nezverejnených dôvodov odstúpili. Akvizícia by oslabila konkurenciu na trhu s tlačou, obálkovaním a zasielaním papierových výpisov, faktúr, či reklamných letákov. (antimon.gov.sk)

TV skupina Markíza (aj kanály Doma a Dajto) si udržala vedúce postavenie na slovenskom trhu aj počas prvých piatich mesiacov t.r., jej trhový podiel v skupine 12-54 ročných činil 28,5%. Nasledovala skupina Joj (aj kanály Plus a Wau) s podielom 20,3% a verejnoprávna RTVS (12,5%). Celkovo majú slovenské kanály, okrem Markízy, Joj a RTVS aj TA3, iba 62,7% trhový podiel. Zvyšok trhu majú zahraničné TV stanice. (zive.sk)

Tatry Mountain Resorts (Igor Rattaj), the owner of ski resorts in Slovakia, Czechia and Poland, has acquired two ski resorts in Austria—Mölltaler Gletscher and nearby Ankogel-Mallnitz. It started selling their ski passes this past season. Mölltaler Gletscher’s glacier location allows ten months of skiing annually. The new owner intends to invest into their infrastructure, including ski lifts and restaurants. (sme.sk)

The government decided that companies with cash registers not connected to tax authority FS servers won’t be fined until October 1. The July 1 eKasa deadline remains and all retailers must register with eKasa and request a new certified cash register by that date. The government responded to concerns of retailers and their suppliers that not all of them would be able to meet the July 1 deadline. So far, 77% of all electronic cash register users have registered for eKasa. (sme

Vláda včera schválila legislatívu, podľa ktorej budú firmy bez pripojenia registračných pokladníc na servery Finančnej správy pokutované až od 1. októbra. Predchádzajúci termín zavedenia systému eKasa bol 1. júl. Vláda tak reaguje na problémy obchodov a ich dodávateľov certifikovať a dodať nové pokladnice. Obchody sa ale musia zaregistrovať do eKasy do 30. júna. Doteraz tak urobilo 77% používateľov registračných pokladníc. (sme.sk)

Tatry Mountain Resorts (Igor Rattaj), ktorá vlastní lyžiarske strediská na Slovensku, v Čechách a Poľsku, kúpila dve lyžiarske strediská v Rakúsku, Mölltaler Gletscher a blízke stredisko Ankogel-Mallnitz. Uplynulú sezónu predávala ich skipasy na Slovensku, pričom ľadovec umožňuje 10-mesačnú lyžiarsku sezónu. Chce investovať do ich infraštruktúry, vlekov aj reštaurácií. (sme.sk)

Insurer Colonnade (previously QBE) is selling its 5,000 car accident insurance policies to another insurer, Uniqa. The price was not disclosed. Colonnade is not leaving the Slovak market but will focus solely on industrial risk insurance. Last year, its non-life insurance premiums came to €26.4m, of which car insurance accounted for €2.9m. Last year, Uniqa underwrote premiums totaling €97.9m, of which vehicle insurance (excluding third party liability motor insurance) brought

The central bank NBS made a preliminary decision on Tuesday to increase the banks’ counter-cyclical capital cushions, announced Governor Peter Kažimír. This should improve the banks’ resilience if interest rates rise and borrowers default on their loans. NBS also wants to slow down the growth in retail lending that remains above 10%. The cushion was increased to 1.5% this year and NBS aims to increase it to 2% in 2020. Most of the banks already have cushions at the higher lev